Bisbee’s Pride festival has never had so much to celebrate. After a quick political tussle with the state attorney general, the quirky little community became the first town in Arizona to allow civil unions. Flagstaff also holds its Pride celebration in June, with a full lineup of music and other fun.

Here are places to eat, play and stay on your next trip to Bisbee or Flagstaff.

Eat

Bisbee Breakfast Club

Giant portions are the norm at Bisbee Breakfast Club. Pancakes drape over the side of the plate. If you’re going for flapjacks, try the Blue Wally Cakes, pancakes stuffed with walnuts and plump blueberries. The Bert is another option — an omelet crowded with sausage, ham, bacon, onions and cheese.

Details: 75 Erie St., Bisbee. 520-432-5885, bisbeebreakfastclub.com.

Karma

Flagstaff might not seem like a raw-fish city, but Karma has generous portions of fresh sushi and sashimi. Fish is flown in daily. There are nods to the Southwest on the menu. The diamondback shrimp roll has scallions and chile sauce, while the tempest roll breaks out the jalapeños.

There’s no shortage of sushi mainstays, including an amazing spicy-tuna roll with tuna, salmon, yellowtail and shrimp. Karma also serves tapas and non-sushi entrees, such as grilled Angus rib-eye with cracked-pepper sauce and panko-breaded chicken breast with barbecue sauce.

The decor is stylish, with mirrors and Asian prints on mustard-hued walls and hand-blown glass pendant lights all along the massive wooden bar. It’s a hotspot most nights; don’t be surprised if there’s a wait.

Details: 6 E. Route 66, Flagstaff. 928-774-6100, karmaflagstaff.com.

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The Bisbee Pride Festival

The Bisbee Pride Festival includes a golf tournament, lingerie pub crawl, parade, psychic fair, pool party and barbecue. Saturday’s events kick off at 9 a.m. with a Bloody Mary bar at the Copper Queen Saloon. The parade starts at 10:30 a.m. and winds through Tombstone Canyon. The fun continues with a street fair and beer garden featuring local craft beer and live music.

Details: Various times, Friday-Sunday, June 14-16. Locations throughout Bisbee. Some events are free; others have fees. www.bisbeepride.com.

Music

Music is the highlight of Flagstaff’s Pride in the Pines. Headliners are Kimberly Caldwell and Keb’ Mo’. The Green Room will host a kick-off party and other events throughout the weekend, and there will be a High Altitude Roller Derby. On Saturday, a kids area at Wheeler Park will include potato-sack races and bean-bag-toss games.

Letson Loft Hotel is a misleading name for this lovely B&B, on the second story of the oldest brick Victorian building on Bisbee’s Main Street. The place is a nestlike urban loft, to be sure, but it lacks the scale of a hotel, as proved by the small house door, painted red and kept locked, that marks the unobtrusive entrance from the street.

Steep, narrow stairs beyond the door lead to a cozy reception area and eight guestrooms, each so tastefully appointed they resemble the confines of an elegant private home. Although the building, which formerly housed the Goldwater-Castaneda Mercantile, the Turf Saloon and the Mansion House Hotel, has a rich history, the owners eschewed frilly Victorian trappings when they restored the old place in 2006.

They kept the important architectural and design features — 11-foot ceilings, hardwood floors, bay windows and skylights — while exposing the original brick and adobe walls. They also imbued each room with sophisticated elements to make the historical space feel old, new and timeless, all at once.

Details: 26 Main St., Bisbee, 877-432-3210, letsonlofthotel.com.

Inn at 410

Inn at 410 is a bed-and-breakfast in a former ranch home built in the 19th century. The B&B offers five-star attention to detail. Luxury linens, fresh flowers and two-person whirlpool tubs are just a few of the amenities. Wake up to the smell of freshly brewed coffee and a breakfast of artichoke frittatas and homemade zucchini bread.

The inn has been open since 1991 and is in a pretty neighborhood. Owner Gordon Watkins will be happy to advise you on the best things to see and do in the region.

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